Apple's lawyers convinced the judge hearing the case that Marianna Rosen did not directly buy any iPods related to the case for herself, but were unable to convince the judge to throw out the lawsuit entirely. Plus: McDonald's November struggles, top business headlines, and notable upcoming earnings reports.

Apple's lawyers convinced the judge hearing the case that Marianna Rosen did not directly buy any iPods related to the case for herself, but were unable to convince the judge to throw out the lawsuit entirely. Plus: McDonald's November struggles, top business headlines, and notable upcoming earnings reports.

The Lundberg survey found that regular gasoline now averages $2.72 per gallon, down 12 cents from two weeks ago, when the last survey was released. Plus: Obama touts this year's jobs gains, top business headlines, and notable upcoming earnings reports.

In recent months, CEO Edward Lampert has spearheaded an effort at Sears to raise cash, which the company says resulted in $2.2 billion this year alone. Plus: John Boehner faces a tough road in Congress on immigration, top business headlines, and notable upcoming earnings reports.

Google is expected to award higher commissions to resellers that manage to sell the Google Apps for Work suite to businesses, in an apparent attempt to make a dent in Microsoft's dominant position. Plus: Which firms are prepared for a world with lower-priced oil, top business headlines and notable upcoming earnings reports.